Vector Happy Snowman

This tutorial is written for PSP9, can be tried on earlier or later versions. 

Open a canvas 600x600, transparent. Click pen tool/ Freehand/ size 1, foreground and background any color of your choice. Draw a shape on the upper center of the canvas. Edit the nodes. Convert to raster layer. Make the layer selected/ Effects/ 3D effects/ cutout. Settings below. DESELECT.

Name this image "left-earmuff". Apply drop shadow.

 

Pen tool/ Freehand/ size 1, foreground and background color of your choice, preferably white. Freehand draw a shape over the left-earmuff. Edit the node and convert to raster layer. Make the layer selected and apply CUTOUT. Use the same settings/ just change the shadow color to #268f96 .

Name this image "snowman-head". Apply drop shadow.

 

Pen tool/ freehand/ size 1/ foreground/ background color #0000000. Freehand draw a shape as shown on screen shot.  

Edit the nodes/ Convert to raster layer. Copy and paste as a new layer and place it on the right side. Merge the layers down and name it "eyes".  
Pen tool/ freehand/ size 1/ foreground /background color or pattern to match the earmuff. Freehand draw the image. Edit the nodes and convert to raster layer. Make the image selected and apply CUTOUT.

Name this image "earmuff-band". Apply drop shadow.

 

Preset Shape tool/ ellipse/ foreground/ background color white/ or white-pattern of your choice. Place an ellipse on the bottom part of the canvas. Edit the nodes and convert to raster layer. Make the ellipse selected, click on Effects/ 3D effects/ CUTOUT/ change the shadow color to #37c4c9 and Blur to 50. OK. DESELECT.

Name this image "body". Apply drop shadow.

 

Pen tool/ foreground/ background color of choice or pattern of choice. Freehand draw the image as shown on screen shot. Edit the nodes and convert to raster layer. Make the layer selected and apply cutout. Change the blur to 20 and shadow color to #000000. DESELECT.

 Name this image "scarf1". Apply drop shadow.

 

Pen tool/ foreground/ background color of choice or pattern of your choice. Freehand draw the image as shown on screen shot. Edit the nodes and convert to raster layer. Make the layer selected and apply CUTOUT.

DESELECT and name this image "vest". Apply drop shadow.

 

Click on Paint Brush/ size 10/ color #000000. Add a new raster layer. Put a dot on the vest and call
it buttons. Make the buttons selected and Click on EFFECTS/ 3D EFFECTS/ DROP SHADOW. Settings: OFFSET/ Vertical 1/ Horizontal 1. ATTRIBUTES/ Opacity 60 Blur 3/ Color #FFFFFF.
 

 

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